SIU looking into arrest by Midland police

Midland Police Service

MIDLAND – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating an incident in which a suspect allegedly suffered a back injury during an arrest by Midland police.
The arrest took place on Sept. 27 at approximately 8 p.m., according to Monica Hudon, communications co-ordinator with the SIU.
“Officers from the Midland Police Service were in the area of Yonge Street conducting an investigation,” she said. “Officers had an interaction with an individual. That individual was taken to the police headquarters and then to hospital after complaining of pain in his back.”
The SIU has assigned three investigators and a forensic investigator to the case.
“At the beginning of our investigation, there’s not much we can say,” said Hudon. “It’s still very early on and we’re trying to figure out the details.”
Because the SIU has opened its investigation, Midland police Chief Mike Osborne told The Mirror he could not offer any comment on the matter.